Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

Shake Shack (SHAK) has disclosed FCF Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 0.99% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 216.0% to 0.99% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.91% through Dec 2025, up 106.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 3.91% for FY2025, 106.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q4 2025 was 0.99% at Shake Shack, down from 6.46% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 7.55% in Q2 2025, with the low at 10.63% in Q4 2022.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 1.59%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Margin crashed -985bps in 2021, then surged 1357bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 8.85% in 2021, then fell by -20bps to 10.63% in 2022, then surged by 128bps to 2.94% in 2023, then rose by 7bps to 3.16% in 2024, then tumbled by -69bps to 0.99% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 0.99%, 6.46%, and 7.55% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.